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With its new artificial intelligence search tools, Google promised to"do the work for you"and make the search engine faster and smoother. However, it seems the global tech giant is facing problems within weeks after its launch.

Earlier this month,the US-based company unveiled an AI-generated search results overview tool.This one-of-its-kind toolis capable of summarisingsearch results for the users, so theydon'thave to click through multiple links to look for quick answers.

This unique feature has landed the company in trouble after it reportedly provided false or misleading information to some questions, CNN reported.

To back this claim, several users on the social mediaplatform,X,posted how the techgiant'sAI summary stated that former US President Barack Obama is Muslim -- a common misconception about him.

Thisis not the only misleading information provided to users.Another one claimed that a Google AI summary statedthatnone ofAfrica's54 recognised countries start with the letterK'.This, too, is incorrect as it forgot Kenya.

In this regard, the company on Fridaysaid the AI overviews for both queries havebeen removedfor violating its policies.

In a statement, Google spokesperson Colette Garcia said thatthe vast majority ofAI Overviews provide high-quality information, with links to dig deeper on the web.

Ms Garcia noted that several examplesseenhave been"uncommon queries",while the company has also seen examples that were"doctored or that wecouldn'treproduce".

We conducted extensive testing before launching this new experience, and as with other featureswe'velaunched in Search, we appreciate the feedback.We'retaking swift action where appropriate under our content policies,"the official noted.

At the bottom, every Google AI search overview acknowledges that thegenerative AI is experimental.The tech giant has stated that it conducts testing designed to imitate potential bad actorsas part of its effortsto prevent false or low-quality results from coming up in the AI summaries.

These search overviews are part ofGoogle'smajorplan to incorporate the Gemini AI technology acrossall ofits products as it prepares to compete with rivals like Meta and OpenAI.

However, this was not the first time the companywas forcedto walk back the capabilities of its AI tools due to the issues faced by users.In February this year, Googlehad to pauseits Gemini AI image generation feature afterit offeredinaccuraciesin historical pictures.

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